The Carolina Hurricanes have sent Haydn Fleury back to Red Deer of the WHL.

The 19-year-old rearguard was selected seventh overall in the 2014 Draft and has a bright future in the NHL, just not this season. His offensive skills are not fantasy-worthy as he is more of a good defensive player as well as a good skater. He had only six goals and 28 points in 63 games in the WHL last season. Sun, Oct 4, 2015 05:36:00 AM

Haydn Fleury will be able to take positives from this year's training camp even if he doesn't make the Hurricanes' opening game roster.

"It's been a really good learning experience for me," Fleury said. "Every day you can learn something, whether you’re in the gym with the older guys or on the ice with them. You take away a lot of things that, if I don't make the team this year, I can take back to junior." Fleury was taken with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. He's still a bit of a long shot to make the team's opening game roster, but we wouldn't be surprised if he plays with Carolina in 2015-16. Wed, Oct 1, 2014 07:32:00 AM

The Carolina Hurricanes have sent Haydn Fleury back to Red Deer of the WHL.

The 19-year-old rearguard was selected seventh overall in the 2014 Draft and has a bright future in the NHL, just not this season. His offensive skills are not fantasy-worthy as he is more of a good defensive player as well as a good skater. He had only six goals and 28 points in 63 games in the WHL last season.

Haydn Fleury will be able to take positives from this year's training camp even if he doesn't make the Hurricanes' opening game roster.

"It's been a really good learning experience for me," Fleury said. "Every day you can learn something, whether you’re in the gym with the older guys or on the ice with them. You take away a lot of things that, if I don't make the team this year, I can take back to junior." Fleury was taken with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. He's still a bit of a long shot to make the team's opening game roster, but we wouldn't be surprised if he plays with Carolina in 2015-16.

Haydn Fleury will be in the Carolina lineup on Sunday as the Hurricanes open their pre-season schedule.

Fleury was selected seventh overall in the 2014 Draft. He will line up on the blueline alongside Danny Biega. Expect to see Fleury back in junior hockey this season as it's tough for a defenseman to make the jump to the NHL at the age of 18 but the Hurricanes could give him a small taste of NHL regular season action before sending him back to Red Deer of the WHL.

Haydn Fleury has inked a three-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.

He will earn $832,500 per season at the NHL level or $70,000 in the AHL for each season. "We feel very strongly that Haydn is an important part of our team's future," said GM Ron Francis. "He performed very well at our development camp and we are looking forward to seeing him in Traverse City and during training camp in Raleigh." Fleury will either play with the big club or head back to his junior team, the Red Deer Rebels of the WHL, for the 2014-15 season. He was the seventh overall pick in the 2014 draft.

Haydn Fleury is trying to be reasonable about his expectations going into the 2014-15 campaign.

Carolina took Fleury with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. "When you get drafted so high and you see top 10 picks make it the next year, that's kind of one of your goals in the summer," Fleury said. "I think at the same time I need to keep a level mind and realize not many 18-year-olds play in the NHL and it's a big step, especially on defense." Carolina has six defensemen signed to one-way contracts, not including Ryan Murphy, so it will definitely be challenging for Fleury to make the team's opening game roster.

Fleury is participating in his first camp with the Hurricanes after being taken with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. "He's smooth. Very poised, and good feet," Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said of Fleury. "I thought he looked real good." Fleury will compete for a roster spot during training camp, but we wouldn't bet on him making the team.

Management of the Carolina Hurricanes are preparing Haydn Fleury, their first-round pick at the NHL draft Friday, to St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, a veteran all-star.

But general manager Ron Francis said the Canes won’t rush Fleury. They’ll bring him in for the prospects conditioning camp in July, then have him compete in the Traverse City (Mich.) rookie tournament, and he could be invited to the Canes’ preseason training camp in the fall. Another option would be returning Fleury, who will be 18 in July, to Red Deer of the Western Hockey League for another year of junior hockey. Fleury was named the top defenseman in the 2014 World Under-18 Championship in Finland, a tournament Francis attended. That wasn’t the tipping point on the draft decision, Francis said, but it was a factor in the choice.

The Carolina Hurricanes have picked defenseman Haydn Fleury with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Forward Brenden Morrow was his babysitter as a three-year-old, and now Fleury will try to follow his lead. Fleury is a rangy, but strong defenseman who is a good skater with excellent defensive instincts. He is physical, especially along the walls, but he is also very disciplined. His skating ability helps as he’s not forced to take penalties to prevent scoring chances. Fleury’s angle work against opposing forwards has room to improve, and he could stand be more aggressive in taking the body. Though he led Red Deer defenseman with 46 points, he is not considered an impact player offensively. He picks his spots in joining the rush, and he needs to work on getting shots through and making the repeated crisp first pass out of the zone. Experience is all he needs to become a shutdown defenseman, and eventually a second-pair power-play contributor. He needs time to develop, but he gives the Hurricanes needed upside on the back end.

Haydn Fleury is viewed as the "next best defenseman in the draft after [Aaron] Ekblad."

"He's not overly physical but he's a very good skater," said Tony MacDonald, who works as the director of amateur scouting for the Carolina Hurricanes. "He can go back and get the puck and make the good first pass, and he had 46 points. His offensive game is evolving. He was chosen the best defenseman in the Under-18 World Championship in Finland after a very strong tournament for Canada." The Canes probably won't take a defenseman with the seventh overall pick, but Fleury there's a good chance that Fleury will be available when they make their selection.

Teuvo Teravainen scored the first and last goal of the night for the Carolina Hurricanes, but it was not enough to stem a 6-5 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks Wednesday night.

Teravainen’s first goal of the contest came at the 19:22 minute mark of the first and it tied the game at the time. His second goal was scored at 9:21 and lifted the Canes to a two-point advantage, but he was answered by Nick Ritchie and Corey Perry. This pair of goals snapped an eight-game span in which he failed to score a single point. His last goal came nine games ago on November 18th, so players could be forgiven if he was not on their roster.

Oh man were these highlight reel goals. The first one was a beautiful give and go that started behind the Canes night and finished with a triple deke finish from Ryan. The second of the night by Ryan was equally spectacular with a give and go shorthanded play with Brock McGinn. He may be an old first year player but he is getting the job done right now with five points in his last five games.

Jeff Skinner scored a goal on the power-play for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

The goal was his 8th of the season and 2nd on the power-play. He currently sits at 16 points in 17 games and looks to have finally put his concussion issues behind him for good. His goal tied the game 17:21 into the first period, it was assisted by Derek Ryan and Lee Stempniak. Viktor Stalberg then scored the game-winning goal short-handed midway through the second period. Skinner is hot with 10 points in his last 12 games.

Joakim Nordstrom scored the only goal in Tuesday's 1-0 win over the San Jose Sharks.

It took a while, but we finally got a goal in this game. Nordstrom broke the scoreless tie at the 10:48 mark of the third period. Viktor Stalberg picked up the assist on Nordstrom's first goal of the year. The 24-year-old has three points in 15 games this season.

The winger was diagnosed with the disease earlier in the month and while he wants to return to the lineup this season, he needs to stay on schedule. "I'm just taking it day by day, hopefully letting the treatment take its part," Bickell said this week. "I'm just taking it day by day and having ups and downs through the day." Bickell and Josh Harding have been talking. Harding, a former netminder with the Wild, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012 but continued to play in the NHL for a few years. We wish Bickell all the health and happiness.

Sebastian Aho scored the only goal Saturday night in a 2-1 loss of the Carolina Hurricanes to the Ottawa Senators.

Aho drew first blood with a goal at the 11:24 minute mark of the first that went unanswered for 15 minutes until Dion Phaneuf answered for Ottawa. Aho earned his goal by taking the most shots for the Canes with six pucks aimed at Craig Anderson. That was 18 percent of the Hurricanes shot productivity.

Hanifin brings his season's sum up to two goals and nine whole points in 23 games this season. He has 31 points in 102 career games thus far, while still very young, it doesn't appear he'll boast some of the classic Norris Trophy numbers we're used to seeing from top defensemen.

Jaccob Slavin led the Carolina Hurricanes with seven shots on goal Sunday.

The defenseman had only 32 in 24 games heading into action Sunday so this came out of nowhere. Slavin has a goal and seven points in 25 games and while he has some offensive upside, it hasn't translated into points thus far.

Nice bounce back for the 32 year-old vet who allowed five goals the night before against Anaheim. He's having a bounce back year altogether with a stellar 2.22 GAA and .920 save percentage to go with eight wins in 20 games started. Start him if you got him.

Cam Ward played Wednesday night against Anaheim. Through two games Leighton has seen 56 combined shots and stopped 50 of them while splitting the two decisions. All things considered that's not too shabby. Though you may still wish to find a more favorable match-up.